September 2006

Barmy Britain: fined for cycling on a road

British judges are renowned for eccentricity and inconsistency. Bruce Morgan, the judge who let off PC…
Blair’s showman’s swansong

Tony Blair has made his last leader’s speech to the Labour party conference. It was a…
A political paradox: privatisation = greater state control

Interesting essay by Simon Jenkins in today’s Guardian. Jenkins argues that Margaret Thatcher, John Major and…
Gone phishing

I’ve had a spate of phishing emails recently. These are emails sent by fraudsters trying to…
BT’s listening chief executive

Today’s Guardian carries an interview with BT’s chief executive, Ben Verwaayen, which claims that the Dutchman…
Banana bother at Tesco

I was reminded tonight why I stopped buying fruit in Tesco. Luckily, I spotted this rotting…
What’s a full enquiry?

Soon after news broke of Richard Hammond’s disastrous accident, we were told that a ‘full enquiry’…
London’s paper war

A battle between two freesheets: hardly a price war, more a battle between two bald men…
In Flanders Fields

After 90 years, the shadow of the first world war still rests heavily upon the fields…
Belgium: satnav and phrase book welcome

I like my gadgets. But I’ve always seen satellite navigation systems as an indulgence, except for…